They said she was taking a swim,
cooling off
in the scorching heat, not understanding
that today
she was floating amongst the soft clouds
up, up, up.
Eyes closed with her breath steady
way above
the scorching trials of life itself,
peace gently
and divinely wrapped itself
around her.
She wasn't taking anything at all,
let alone
a perceived cool dip in the pool.
Instead, she
was receiving rest and necessary renewal
for her soul...
Dora at dverse poets, has asked us to write a poem that challenges the presentation of ordinary things.
Here's the link: Reimagining the Familiar
Carol, This is so beautifully calming, the poem and the act it describes, a baptism of divine peace, rest, renewal, something not familiar enough to us in these times.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dora! It was a neat prompt to write to!
DeleteI can feel the peace in your poem. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly! :D
DeleteA must these days, I love to float on the water it is so peaceful. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I too, love to float and just look at the sky. :D
DeleteI have yet to learn how to swim though this poem makes me want to swim.
ReplyDeleteI am not a very strong swimmer, but I can float, which I love to do!
DeleteI love this poem, Carol. I am a swimmer and have just written a poem about swimming. I know that feeling of floating and ‘peace gently and divinely wrapped’ around me, ‘necessary renewal’ for the soul.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim! :D
DeleteI can feel the tranquility in this one, Carol! Very beautifully executed 🩷🩷
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sanaa! :D
DeleteThere are so many reasons for a relaxing swim, not just the obvious one.
ReplyDeleteVery true, Bjorn.
DeleteThis poem is beautiful. Robbie Cheadle
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Robbie!
DeleteThat is exactly what floating feels like - a rejuvenation of the soul! Beautiful poem, Carol!
ReplyDeleteYvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Thank you, Yvette!
DeleteThe floating sensation is there....Ain
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ain. Floating is very relaxing indeed.
DeleteOh, I love this. It really does exactly what Dora asked us to do and reimagines floating in the pool in a totally new perspective!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'd rather float than actually swim! :D
Deletewater can do more than buoy the body, it can buoy the soul. beautiful poem, Carol
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Lisa. :D
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